February 2015

A belated welcome to 2015. Jay and I were so excited to be named cruisers of the year at the Nov. annual meeting. Thank you all. As Jay says he can now tell all his friends that he has been given an award for being a good partyer. It was after receiving that award that we were informed that we now get to coordinate the full moon cruises. So I need to start off by saying that this is new to me so please be patient with me as I learn. I am sure that I will make mistakes so feel free to offer words of wisdom or suggestions. However, the first event of 2015 was a real success and attended by about 40 or so people. Since the first full moon of the year was on Monday Jan. 5th we declared the first official raft-up of the year to be on New Year’s Eve. It was a great celebration of the new year with food, fellowship, fireworks and fun. Oh did I mention the food? Everyone contributed and it was over the top. This was a wonderful time to be “rafted up” as many of us stayed to participate in the Hangover regatta the next day. So here’s looking forward to a fun filled 2015 with windy days to fill our sails and calm nights to raft up and enjoy each other’s company. Oh and be looking for invites in your email from signup genius announcing full moon raft-up dates. If your are not receiving them and want to please email me at ihopkins@gru.edu and I will add you to the list